Due: 09/08/2016 @ 12:00 pm
Question 1 – one page
Prepare: In preparation for discussing the importance of critical thinking skills, please read the following articles: Critical Thinking and the Challenges of Internet(http://www.communicationtoday.sk/critical-thinking-and-the-challenges-of-internet/) and Common Misconceptions of Critical Thinking (http://vizedhtmlcontent.next.ecollege.com/pub/content/883b4971-fd97-4076-b6a1-3e9c3a4b9e25/Common_Misconceptions_of_Critical_Thinking_article.pdf)

Write: For this discussion, you will address the following prompts. Keep in mind that the article or video you’ve chosen should not be about the topic “critical thinking,” but should be about someone making a statement, claim, or argument. One source should demonstrate good critical thinking skills and the other source should demonstrate the lack or absence of critical thinking skills. Personal examples should not be used.
• Explain at least five elements of critical thinking that you found in the reading material.
• Search the Internet, media, or the Ashford University Library, and find an example in which good critical thinking skills are being demonstrated by the author or speaker. Summarize the content and explain why you think it demonstrates good critical thinking skills.
• Search the Internet, media, or the Ashford University Library and find an example in which the author or speaker lacks good critical thinking skills. Summarize the content and explain why you think it demonstrates the absence of good, critical thinking skills.
Question 2 – one page
Reflect: Think about what you have learned in the development of your research findings on the global societal issue funding for General Education vs STEM in primary and secondary schools and your proposed solution, and its ethical outcomes, and why this specific issues requires further research.
Write: For this discussion, you will address the following prompts:
• Identify the global societal issue you have chosen to research for your Final Argumentative Essay and explain why further research on this topic is important.
• Provide a clear and concise thesis statement that includes a solution to the global societal issue.
• Explain how this global societal issue impacts a specific population.
• Locate a peer-reviewed scholarly source and provide statistical data that you found surprising on the topic.